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The Decline of Labor |
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| After decades of growth, union membership in the United States has been declining steadily for the past 20 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total membership peaked at almost 18 million people in 1980. By last year, according to The Charlotte News & Observer, that figure had dropped to less than 16 million, just 13 percent of the country’s workforce. |
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Companies Rethink Ho |
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| As the labor market tightens and skilled workers become scarce, companies are casting a wider net for employees. For the first time, they find themselves managing four generations of Americans in the workplace. The differences between these generations go beyond their age. Researchers have found that they also approach their jobs and supervisors differently, depending on their generation. |
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Robots that Feel Our |
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| According to the International Federation of Robots, industrial robots are now a $6 billion a year market, and another $12 billion is spent annually on software and support systems for them.1 |
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What Great Salespeop |
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The Outlook for HDTV |
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| In the late 1990s, when the first television channels began offering high-definition television, few U.S. households had HDTV sets to receive the signals, and it’s no wonder: Shows in high-def were scarce, and the average price of an HDTV set was $3,147. |
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